Music Business News
Universal launches global label services company, Caroline International
Universal Music Group had launched a global services company for independent labels and artists – [...]
Google Play Music to rival Spotify in UK, Spain and France
Google Play’s Music All Access streaming service has launched across Europe in Austria, Belgium, France, [...]
Spotify teams with Vodafone for UK bundle offer
Customers who choose Vodafone’s new 4G Red tariff, which launches on August 29 in the [...]
Imagem signs hitmaker Cathy Dennis
Imagem Music UK has signed a worldwide, multi-year publishing agreement with the British songwriter Cathy [...]
Inertia buys 50% stake in Gaga Music in Australia
Gaga Music, the publisher of bands in Australia and New Zealand including The Black Keys [...]
Times Music to represent Warner/Chappell in India
Times Music, the music and music IP management business of the Times of India Group, [...]
Randy Wachtler named CEO of Warner/Chappell Production Music
Randy Wachtler has been appointed as President and CEO of Warner/Chappell Production Music. Wachtler replaces [...]
Spotify posted €59m loss in 2012
Spotify‘s net losses widened to €58.7m (£51.3m) in 2012, as it continued to expand and [...]
Pink Floyd sign global publishing deal with Imagem
Imagem Music UK have signed a new deal with Pink Floyd Music Publishers to administer [...]
ole swoops for Better Angels Music Publishing Group
Canada-born rights management company ole has acquired the music publishing catalog of Nashville-based Better Angels [...]
Burt Bacharach to co-write with UMPG clients
Pop songwriting legend Burt Bacharach is to actively co-write with Universal Music Publishing’s (UMPG’s) Nashville [...]
Russell Simmons and UMG launch YouTube channel
The first major label-owned business created specifically to sign and develop artists on YouTube has [...]
Essential teams up with Proper Distribution in UK and Ireland
Services company Essential Music & Marketing is moving its entire UK and Irish physical distribution [...]
GEMA takes stake in PRS and STIM’s ICE project
German songwriter and publisher collection society GEMA has become a shareholder in International Copyright Enterprise [...]
ole launches publishing JV with Timbaland
Canada-born music rights management company ole has struck a music publishing co-venture deal with R&B/hip-hop [...]